Jersey City man sought in July 15 stabbing of girlfriend at their home is arrested in Manhattan

A Jersey City man who is charged with stabbing his girlfriend five times was quickly arrested in Manhattan last week and will be returned to Jersey City on Tuesday, authorities said.

A New York Police Department spokesman said that Troy Holston, 42, was arrested on July 17 without incident in an apartment on West 43rd Street.

Hudson County First Assistant Prosecutor Guy Gregory said Holston will be back in Jersey City on Tuesday to face the charge of aggravated assault.

Jersey City police issued a warrant for Holston’s arrest on July 16 after they found his girlfriend at their Summit Avenue apartment suffering from stab wounds that were inflicted some 24 hours earlier, police said.

The 32-year-old mother of four told police she got into an argument with Holston and he attacked her, but she was too afraid to call police, reports said. Her former sister-in-law helped the victim clean up much of the blood in the apartment and then called police, reports said.

In the apartment, police found a Bowie knife believed to have been used in the attack, as well as a dagger, spikes, a trident and a hatchet with four blades, reports said.